Scenes of beautiful buildings and gardens with palm trees, in India. Several persons seen around entrance of one building, A woman ascends steps and walks across a stone terrace, in what appears to be a Temple courtyard. A tent is seen in background.
People stand at the raised edge of an enclosure and watch a large flock of Flamingo birds moving about. Other birds occasionally fly through the area.
Washermen, called Dhobis, washing laundry at an outdoor laundry called a Dhobi Ghat, in India. The washermen are seen striking the laundry on flogging stones. Laundry laid out to dry in the sun. Houses in the background. Man wearing a Shola style pith helmet, walks close past the camera, and is seen again, later, in the center of the activity.
People stand in a Hindu Temple yard (probably Kali Temple in Calcutta), where young goats are being prepared as offerings to the Goddess Tara.
A Persian Wheel in operation in India. An Indian man rides behind, and drives, two bullocks turning a large wooden spoked cylinder. The outside bullock is blindfolded. An open spoked wooden gear and drive shaft engage the bullock wheel, turning a water wheel several yards away. View of jugs, tied to the water wheel with rope, lifting water from a source.
A busy street market in India. Many pedestrians moving about the area and crossing the street. A camel caravan is seen coming through a huge gateway and proceeding along the street. Several wagons pulled by bullocks are seen. An elephant carrying a rider, wearing a garland of flowers, proceeds slowly along the street.
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